The management of wrist injuries: An international perspective

摘要: Wrist injury is common and may significantly impair the overall function of upper extremity unless properly managed. Fractures distal radius are particularly among aging population, accounting for nearly 1/6 all fractures, often as a result increased longevity with subsequent underlying osteoporosis. New diagnostic tools, including wrist arthroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, or computed tomography, increasingly available in developed countries allowing accurate recognition more effective resolution lesions which would be otherwise missed using conventional methods. First world treatment standards, however, can scarcely introduced developing owing to, other factors, different prevalence problems, lack resource to implement most modern technologies. If any program needs that meets demands management third world, aside from better regionalisation trauma care, it should emphasise adequate training professionals use cost techniques fracture reduction stabilisation, applicable everywhere, minimum possible morbidity.